Fiber-board container.



l. PETERSON.

FIBER BOARD CONTAINER.

APPL-lcATloN man MAR. 21, |916.

Patented Jan.9,1917.

@Mama HQE@ UNTTED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

JONATHAN PETERSON, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO COIIMIBINA'LIONA MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

FIBER-BOARD CONTAINER.

Application filed March A&1, 1916. Serial Nio. 85,542.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN PETERSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of-New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fiber-Board Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tocertain novel and useful improvements incontainers, and has 13 particular application to a container composed in whole or in part of box board, fiber board or similar substance.

In the preferred form of the invention shown herein, the container embraces a body portion which is in the nature of a cylindrical wall vof box board,'fiber board or the like, having one end permanently closed by a cap which constitutes the bottom of the container while the .opposite end of suchV body portion is closed by means of a removable cap which forms aj top or cover. In containers of this type the end caps are usually -provided `with circumferential flanges which fit over the ends of the cylindrical wall and project Vbeyond the outer face of the latter. In someinstances both of the caps may be made of fiber board or the like, while in other cases one of the caps, for instance the bottom, or permanently attached cap, may be composed of the box board or. fiber board while the top, or removable cap, ymay be con structed of metal.

'In the first mentioned class of containers, wherein both of the end ca ys are made of fiber board, the outer peripheral facesof the flanges of such caps lie in a plane beyond the plane of the outer face of the cylindrical wall of the container. Under :such circumstances, it is practically impossible to smoothly and neatly apply an encircling band or labeI to the container, when itis desired to have the edges of the label encircle or overlap -at least a portion of the end flanges 'of the caps, because of the gaps resulting by reason of the projecting ledges or shoulders formed by the end flanges. When an attemptv is made to apply the label the usual result is that such label is wrinkled, creased or distorted along and adjacent to the circumferential lines or ledges at the ends of the flanges of thev caps. Theulti-y mate result, therefore, is anunsightly appearing receptacle in so far as concerns its external wrapper.

In thesecond mentionedclass of contain- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

ers, Where the container embodies a ermanently attached or bottom cap vof ber board and a removable or top cap of metal, the circumferential flange of the ber board 'cap, owing to the nature of the material employed is usually thicker or of greater cross diameter than the circumferential flange of the metallic cap.v The result is that the fiber board 'flange will not only project beyond the outer face of the cylindrical wall of the container to a greater distance than the metallic flange but of course will also extend beyond the plane of the latter so that the two Iflanges will lie in different planes while both will extend beyond the outer face of the cylindrical wall of the container. Consequently, in the operation of applying the usual printed adhesive label circumferentially of such a container it is impossible to affix the label smoothly and evenlyv because of the tendency of the latter to assume an askew position on the container during the label applying operation, this being due primarily to the ldifference in circumference ofthe two cap flanges. Thus when the two ends of the label are brought into overlapping relation, or whenthe two ends of the label meet, one side edge of the label will extend or project beyond the adjacent end of the container. It is, therefore, the usual practice, when applying the label in the manner above mentioned, for

the operator to rst tuck in or fold over this -tion of'the label to containers of the. two

types above recited. In the case where both ofthe caps are made of fiber board, I press the material at the ends of the cylindrical wall of the container to form inwardly offset necks, as hereinafter described, which necks are adapted to have the flanges of the lcaps fit thereover, so that when both caps are applied the outer faces of the cap flanges will lieJ substantially flush' with the outer face of the cylindrical wall of the container and the two flanges will lie in the` same plane. v

.with the two ends of the pasted label meeting with the side edges thereof in substantially true alinement so that the label will present a neat and attractive appearance.- At the same time in the labeling a' container of the type having a fiber boardcap and a A metallic cap the delay, and consequent. eX-

pense, as well as the annoyance incident to tucking in or folding over one end of the label will be avoided. It is also my purpose to provide a container in which the removable cap or cover will t snuglyl and securely `in place so as to preserve the contents ofthe container against the deteriorating action of air when the contents are of such nature as to be unfavorably affected by. the air. At-.thersame time the cover may be -quickly and readily removed when desired, the construction of the container being such as to render it capable of withstanding the `wear and tear and rough usage Ato which the package is subjected in the repeated removal andapplication of the cover. Furthermore, in preparing an end of the fiberv board cylindrical wall for the reception of the ber cap,` I make use of suitable instrumentalities, such as dies or the like, and'circumferentially compress the material at the end of the wall so that an' inwardly j extending off-set ring-like neck results,

which forms an annular shoulder at the inner face of the cylindrical wall-aswell as the outer face thereof. Furthermore, I' propose to .provide a container of this type which will embody the 'desired features -of simplicity, convenience and; efficiency, and which may be manufactured in quantities at va relatively low c'ost.

'With the above recited objects and others of a similar' nature in view, my invention consists in ,the construction, combination and arrangement of partslset forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.y

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view. of a. labeled container embodying' my invention; in this instance both of the end caps of the container being made of fibrous material. l Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional'v'iew taken through a container suchas is shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken throu h the cylindrical wall or body portion'of t e container, the end caps -and label being omitted. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a relatively short container having a .bottom cap -of fibrous material and` atop cap of metal.' Fig. l5 is a vertical 'sectional view taken through the container shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken through the cylindrical wall, or body portion of the container, the top cap and label 1 being omitted and the bottom end beingv shown adjacent the bottom endV of the body portion and ready for application.

-I will first describe my invention as embodied` in the form of container shown in Figs 1-3 inclusive, wherein both the end caps as well as the body portion of the container are composed of ber board, box

board, or other similar material. Referring now to said Figs. 1-3, the numeral 1r indicates thebody portion of the container,

which is inthe nature-0f a substantially cylindrical wall and is preferably made up of fiber boardbox board, or the like. In preparingthe open ended cylindrical body portion, or wall, for the reception lof the end `caps, I subject the ends of such body portion to pressure, applied through the medium, of suitable instrumentalities, or machinery, such as dies or the like, so that lanjupper inwardly olf-set neck 2, and a lower inwardly off-set neck will result. The pressure exerted by the dies in the formation .of the necks results in solidifying or rendering more dense the material' constituting the necks, and at the same time also results in the formation of the exterior circumferentially extending ledgesor shoulders 4 and the interior annular ledges or shoulders 5. v`1In this connection there is to be.

noted that the inwardly off-set necks Q and 3 are formed by compressing the ends of the cylindrical wall, and without removing any material, as contradistinguished from rabbeting or cuttingaway the material to form the necks, and thus I not only avoid the weakening of the neck sections, which would result with the material cut away or removed but on the contrary, the compression of the lfibrous material solidifies and strengthens the neck sections of the cylindrical wall. Furthermore, the neck sections 2 and 3 produced as' above mentioned, are preferably of slightly tapered form, that is to say, are of less width at the outer or.

rim edges than at. the shoulders 4 and 5, or the points where the necksl erge into the body of the cylindrical wall.n The bottom cap for the container is shown at 6, and is also preferably made of fibrous material, this cap having a {iange 7 which is also preferably subjected to compression between suitable dies to give it a taper reverse to the taper of the neck 3 of the cylindrical wall; that is to say, the circumferential flange 7 is thicker at the bottom or Where it merges into the disk sectionof the -i applied between the'innerface of the ,cap

thereof and the tapered neck of the cylindrical wall. In connection with the permanent application for securing the bottom cap -to the cylindrical wall, I wish to call attention .to an.` important advantage resulting from` the tapering'of the inwardly oE-set neck and the flange of the bottom cap in `reverse directions.

In the operation of applying. the cap the flange is subjected to a certain degree ofl moisture, due partly to the adhesive and `partly tothe moisture resulting from the steaming operation. Were the flange and neck of' the cylindrical wall of uniform cross vsection throughout, in the application of the flange `the' flange would have a tendency to scrape or push the adhesive .upward on the neck of the shell so that it would ooze or flow out overthe topedge of the cap flange thereby not ,onlyv removing an amount of adhesive, which would be useful, and in some casesqneedful to properly seT cure the cap, but would also detract from the appearance of the container.v When the cap flange andneckyare reversely beveled as f shown, however, and the c ap is applied as illustrated in Fig. 2, `'the adhesive will, of course, not b e pushed or forced upward and outward over the topedgeof thecap flange,

as' any scraping action'on the adhesive loy-l the flange will be' avoided. Asvthe moisture ofthe cap flange evaporates after the cap has been applied, this flange will, ofcourse,

contact to a certain'extent, and have atend-f ency to tightly grip or bind against the neck. A ,is shownat vand is similar incons'truction-to the bottom The removable cover, or top c cap,- that is to-say, the4 flange 9 is preferably slightly tapered or beveled downward toward its rim or free edge, or in otherwords, n it is beveled reversely to the slight bevel of the neck 2 so that the cap will fit snugly over a the neck, yet may be easily removedtherefrom. When lthis top cap is applied the outer face of the flange 9-will also lie flush with the outer face of the cylindrical walll 1 and consequently will'lie in the same plane with the outer face of the flange 7 of the bottom cap 6. c such as is shown at 10, may be -apphed l neatly and' smoothly to the container. These labels are usually of elon ated form, and arel ,applied so that the, long1tudinalaxis of the Amade of tin or other suitable metal. 'this case while the-lower end of the cylindrical wall.

Consequently an adhesive label,-

label extends circumferentially Iabout thev container. Now as. I make the container shown in Figs. 1*3 inclusive, with the flanges ofthe caps flush with the cylindrical Wall or body portion of the container, the

labels may be applied truly, evenly and smoothly, and the ends will meet squarely,

while the edges of the label may, if desired,l

overlap the flanges of the caps. It will also be noted that with the containershown in Figs.- 1-3- inclusive, there are no exterior pronounced .shoulders or ledges formed by `the flanges of the caps when applied to the cylindrical wall, so that there is no tendency 'for creases or wrinkles to form in the label.

In the structure shown in Figs. 1-6 inclusive, I employ a bottom vcap of'fibious material while the top, or removable cap is In cal wall is provided with the reduced, compressed tapered and inwardlyl off-set neck,

such as is shown at 11 and which issimilar -to the'neck's 2 and 3 of thefcontainer shown invFig. 1, it is not necessary that the outer faces ofthe flanges of the twocaps should lie flush with the outer face of thecylindri- 'Referring to said Figs. 4.-'6, the

numeral 12 indicates the fibrous cap having the flange 13 which is slightly tapered yrever'sely`to the flange 11, for the purpose before mentioned. The outer` face of theflange v12 in this instance will Y project slightly beyond the face of the intermediate secti n 1 of; the cylindrical wall, and at the in substantially the same plane as fthe oute face of the'flage 14 of the metallic cap 1 "which constitutes the removable topjor'. cover for the container; This cap 15 isfadapte'd to removably -fit the upper end .fof the cylindrical wall, the flange 14 being fof suitable diameter to slip over the end of ,the cylindrical wall and yet jto fit lclosely or vneatly on 'the latterso as to protect the contents 'of the container when the cap is applied.` This cap '15, when made of metal, is very thin and hence the upper end of the shell need not be formed with the reduced neck as is desirable when a fibrous cap is employed. Owing to the nature of the materials, the flange 14l of the metallic lcap is, ofcourse, relatively thin whenl compared with the flange 13 of the bottom or fibrous 'cap,` yet 'when both caps are applied they Vwill be of the same maximum cross dia-meter a's is clearly shown on the dotted lines a in Fig.A 5 of the drawings, and conseeol .100 time the outer face of this flange 13 quently the outer faces ofboth of these flanges will lie in the same plane. It will be evidentthat this is due to the `fact that .the bevead flange 13 of the brous Cap 12 fits over and meets the correspondingly chamfered or beveled neck 11 of theshell so that theflange 13 will not extend beyond the flange 14; of the metallic cap even though it be thicker than the latter. Thiscontainer, shown in Figs. 3-6 inclusive, is also intended to have a label such as is `shown at 16 applied thereto. I have shown this form of container'as made relatively` short so that` it is adapted as a receptacle for tobacco,

"snuff, or other products. By reason of applying the caps as herein set forth, that is to say, so that the outer faces of the capk flanges are in the same plane, the ends of the label, when applied, will meet squarely and abut evenly as shown at 17, while there will be no projecting end or extension of one end of the label to be tucked or folded in as is the case where the label is applied to the ordinary container of this type. The result` employ the different novel features sepa rately. It is also understood that the em' bodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many embodiments or forms the invention may take, and I do not `wish to be limited in the practice of the invention nor in my claims to the embodiment set forth.

What I claim is:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a container ,comprising a shell of compressible material having one end portion thereof compressed to produce an inwardly off-set particular neck, a cap having a flange fitting over the off-set neck of the shell and permanently secured thereto and a removable cap yfor the opposite end of the shell, said removable cap having a flange of less thickness than4 the flange of the first-mentioned cap, the outer surfaces of both flanges lying in a perimeter of equal radius when the caps are applied to the shell.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a container comprising a cylindrical shell of compressible material, having one end portion thereof compressed to produce an in'- wardly oE-set tapered neck, a cap also of compressible material having a tapered com- ,flange being tapered reversely to the taper of the neck of--the shell, and a removable cap for the opposite end of the shell having a flange of less thickness than the flange of the first mentioned cap, the outer surfaces of bot-h c ap flanges lying in a perimeter of equal radius when the caps are applied to the ends ofthe shell.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a container comprising a cylindrical shell of fibrous material, one end of said shell being compressed to form an inwardly off-set neck,

a fibrous cap adapted to be .permanently at- `y tached to said neck, and having a flange fit t-ing said neck, and a removable metallic cap for the opposite end of the shell having a flange the outer surface of which lies in a perimeter .of the same radius as the perimeter of |the flange of the fibrous cap when the caps are applied to the ends of the shell.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a container comprising a cylindrical shell of fibrous material having heads with flanges closingthe ends of said shell, at least one of said heads being of fibrous material, the said shell having the material at one end thereof compressed to provide a reduced neck adapted toreceive the flange of one of said heads, said flanges having their outer faces substantially in alinement with each other and with the outer face of said shell.

5. As anew article of manufacture, a container comprising a cylindrical shell yof fibrous material having heads with flanges closing the ends thereof, at least one of said heads being of, fibrous material, the said shell havingthe material at one end thereof compressed to'provide a necky of less thickness than the main body portion of the shell,

vsaid neck being adapted to receive the flange of one of said heads, the adjacent contacting walls of the said neck and flange respectively being correspondingly inclined, the outer peripheral facesiof the flanges at the opposite ends of the shell lying in substantially the .plane of the outer peripheral surface of the body ofthe shell.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` JONATHAN PETERSON. Witnesses:

A. H. BUizRoUGHs, I-I. L. BROWN. 

